| Verb | 1. | come down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| 2. | come down - be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" | |
| 3. | come down - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" Synonyms: precipitate, fall | |
| 4. | come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" Synonyms: sicken | |
| 5. | come down - criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play" |
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